CANN MILLS LIMITED

🌳Matureactive
04689655 · ltd · incorporated 2003-03-07
Investment thesis
Well-run mature business — low negotiation leverage; premium likely.
Why interesting: Textbook target; clean filings, stable trading.
Why risky: No pressure on seller; any deal likely at full price.
Why now
Window steady · low confidence
Steady and tidy — no seller pressure yet. Approach only if an angle opens.
Opportunity decay
hardening · 12-months
Already tight — no obvious softening catalysts on the horizon.
  • · Thesis: well-run, low negotiation leverage
What changed my view
Last 30 days

No material changes in the last 30 days.

Last 90 days

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Last 180 days

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🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2026
Net worth
£575.3k
book net assets
Opportunity
80/100
Exceptional
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What this business does
Primary activity: SIC 10611
Sector: Manufacturing
Investor take
Pursue
Asset-holding vehicle. Family succession underway — not a classic acquisition target.

Opportunity 80/100 (exceptional), bankability 75/100. Same-surname younger director in place — likely family handover, not open to sale. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Most likely exit: share sale to pe / searcher (65/100).

Data confidence

Overall: high (82/100)

Strong data coverage across all sections. AI outputs should be trusted with minimal caveats.

Company profile
address, 1 SIC codes, incorporation date
100
Financials
3 years of iXBRL accounts extracted + narrative notes parsed
95
Lenders & charges
Confirmed no charges registered
85
Directors & officers
5 officers (3 active, 5 linked, 2 with DOB)
78
Ownership & PSC
1 active PSC(s) of 1 total, 1 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
65 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
80/100Exceptional
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional 

Strong composite across quality, acquirability, and risk. High-priority target — progress to serious diligence.

Business quality
70
Active, clean filings, stable charge profile.
Acquirability
80
Strong succession / seller-readiness signals.
Risk profile
85
Few red flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.

Signals from accounts

Derived from iXBRL accounts · FRS 102
Positive net assets
Net assets £575,252
Cash YoY
-9%
Year on year

Key financials

3 years extracted from filed iXBRL accounts
Cash
£155k
↓ 8.6% YoY
Net Worth
£575k
↑ 4.3% YoY
Current Assets
£385k
↑ 1.6% YoY
Current Liabilities
—
£0£115k£230k£345k£460k£575kMar 2024Mar 2025Mar 2026

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Financials

Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102
Metric2026-03-312025-03-312024-03-31
Total assets£742.5k£653.4k—
Current assets£385.1k£379.1k—
Cash£155.4k£170.0k£104.5k
Debtors£165.5k£134.2k—
Net assets£575.3k£551.7k£485.0k

Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.

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1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.

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Recent activity

Last 30 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 90 days
1
filing
  • • 1 accounts
Last 180 days
2
filings
  • • 1 accounts
  • • 1 confirmation-statement
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (27 events)Click to expand
  1. 2026-07-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  2. 2025-11-11
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  3. 2025-11-11
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    change-person-director-company-with-change-date
    officers · CH01
  4. 2025-11-10
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    officers · CH01
  5. 2025-04-29
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  6. 2024-10-28
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    accounts · AA
  7. 2024-05-09
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  8. 2024-05-09
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  9. 2024-05-09
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    officers · CH01
  10. 2024-05-08
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    second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
    confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
  11. 2024-03-18
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    memorandum-articles
    incorporation · MA
  12. 2024-03-18
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    resolution
    resolution · RESOLUTIONS
  13. 2024-03-18
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    capital · SH08
  14. 2023-11-07
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  15. 2022-12-20
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  16. 2021-12-14
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  17. 2021-11-10
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  18. 2021-11-10
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    address · AD01
  19. 2021-10-29
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    STOATE, Oliver James appointed
    director
  20. 2020-12-18
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    accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
    accounts · AA
  21. 2003-03-07
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    Company incorporated
    As CANN MILLS LIMITED
  22. 2003-03-07
    ➕
    STOATE, Jean appointed
    secretary
  23. 2003-03-07
    ➕
    STOATE, Michael appointed
    director
  24. 2003-03-07
    ➕
    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  25. 2003-03-07
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    SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-secretary
  26. 2003-03-07
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    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED appointed
    corporate-nominee-director
  27. 2003-03-07
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    INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED resigned
    corporate-nominee-director

Owner dependency

84/100
Critical — business is the founder

The business appears inseparable from the founder. Acquisition without a serious earn-out or meaningful transition period would likely destroy value.

FACTORS
  • +Two-director setup: Only two active directors — typical of owner-managed SMEs but limits succession.
  • +Long-tenure founder: Senior director has been in place 23 years — deep operational knowledge concentrated in one person.
  • +Senior director age: Director aged approximately 64 — approaching natural succession window.
  • +Family involvement: Multiple officers share a surname — likely family business, which concentrates governance.

Succession & seller-readiness

46/100
Moderate signal

Some succession indicators present. Worth watching; approach if sector/strategy fits.

SIGNALS
  • primaryFamily succession underway: Not a takeover target — STOATE, Oliver James (same surname) appointed 2021-10-29. Pattern consistent with intra-family handover.
  • primaryFounder aged 63+: Senior director is approximately 64. Approaching typical UK retirement age — succession thinking likely.
  • secondaryTwo-director governance: Small-team governance. Succession depth is thin but not absent.
  • primary20+ year tenure: Director in role 23 years. Very long tenure is a classic succession signal.
  • secondaryStable-but-static management: Company is 23 years old and no new directors in the last 3 years — succession not yet being planned internally.
  • supportingClean filings + long tenure: Disciplined long-tenure operator — classic lifestyle-business pattern that often sells quietly.

Red flags

clean
No red flags detected from available public data. (This is not a clean bill of health — detailed accounts review still recommended.)

Shareholders & ownership

1 active beneficial owner · dominant holder ≥75%
NameSharesVoting rightsNature of controlNotified
Mr Michael Stoate
Individual · British · DOB 05/1962 · age 64
75–100%
—75-100% shares06/04/2016

From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.

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Company details

Statusactive
Typeltd
Incorporated2003-03-07
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC10611 — SIC 10611

Registered office

Cann Mills
Bozley Hill
Shaftesbury
Dorset
SP7 0BL
England

Filing status

Accounts
Next due: 2027-12-31
Last made up to: 2026-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2027-03-19
Last: 2026-03-05

Officers (3 active · 2 resigned)

STOATE, Jean→
secretary · appointed 2003-03-07
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Active
STOATE, Michael→
director · ~64y · appointed 2003-03-07
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Active
STOATE, Oliver James→
director · ~31y · appointed 2021-10-29
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Active
SWIFT INCORPORATIONS LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-secretary · appointed 2003-03-07 · resigned 2003-03-07
Resigned
INSTANT COMPANIES LIMITED→
corporate-nominee-director · appointed 2003-03-07 · resigned 2003-03-07
Resigned

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Recent filings (65 total)

accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2026-07-20
confirmation-statement-with-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2026-03-17
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2025-11-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-11
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2025-11-10
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-04-29
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · CS01
2025-03-05
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-10-28
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-09
change-to-a-person-with-significant-control
persons-with-significant-control · PSC04
2024-05-09
change-person-director-company-with-change-date
officers · CH01
2024-05-09
second-filing-of-confirmation-statement-with-made-up-date
confirmation-statement · RP04CS01
2024-05-08
memorandum-articles
incorporation · MA
2024-03-18
confirmation-statement
confirmation-statement · CS01
2024-03-18
resolution
resolution · RESOLUTIONS
2024-03-18